Tuscaloosa News wins APSE Grand Slam

Published: Sunday, February 17, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.

Last Modified: Sunday, February 17, 2013 at 12:02 a.m.

The Tuscaloosa News won 10 national awards for its sports coverage in 2012 from the Associated Press Sports Editors. Only the New York Times, with 13 total awards, won more.

The Tuscaloosa News also won the APSE Grand Slam, the organization's highest honor, for the second time, for earning top-10 honors in judging for Sunday sections, daily sections, special sections and website. The Tuscaloosa News competed in the under-30,000 circulation category for its sections and in the under-500,000 monthly unique visitors category in the web contest.

The Tuscaloosa News won top-10 writing awards for project writing, beat writing, breaking news and feature writing, and also won a top-10 award in the multimedia division.

Chase Goodbread and Tommy Deas won top-10 recognition in the feature writing division. Goodbread won for his story on University of Alabama football offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier. Deas was honored for his profile of late boxer Edgar Ross.

Goodbread, Deas, Cecil Hurt, Aaron Suttles and Andrew Carroll were all honored for their project looking back at Alabama's 1992 national championship football team.

Goodbread was also recognized with a top-10 award in the beat writing division for his coverage of UA football.

Carroll and staff writer Jason Morton garnered recognition in the breaking news division for their coverage of a fight that broke out among patrons at a basketball game between Paul W. Bryant High and Central.

Graphic artist Anthony Bratina won a top-10 award in the multimedia division for his interactive online graphic on UA head football coach Nick Saban's coaching tree.

The Tuscaloosa News was joined by the Lawrence (Kan.) Journal-World in winning the Grand Slam in the under-30,000 circulation category. The Kansas City Star, New York Times and Washington Post were Grand Slam winners in the largest circulation category. The Buffalo (N.Y.) News, the Omaha (Neb.) World Herald in the 75,001-175,000 category and the Opelika-Auburn News in the under-15,000 category also won Grand Slam honors.

<p>The Tuscaloosa News won 10 national awards for its sports coverage in 2012 from the Associated Press Sports Editors. Only the New York Times, with 13 total awards, won more.</p><p>The Tuscaloosa News also won the APSE Grand Slam, the organization's highest honor, for the second time, for earning top-10 honors in judging for Sunday sections, daily sections, special sections and website. The Tuscaloosa News competed in the under-30,000 circulation category for its sections and in the under-500,000 monthly unique visitors category in the web contest.</p><p>The Tuscaloosa News won top-10 writing awards for project writing, beat writing, breaking news and feature writing, and also won a top-10 award in the multimedia division.</p><p>Chase Goodbread and Tommy Deas won top-10 recognition in the feature writing division. Goodbread won for his story on University of Alabama football offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier. Deas was honored for his profile of late boxer Edgar Ross.</p><p>Goodbread, Deas, Cecil Hurt, Aaron Suttles and Andrew Carroll were all honored for their project looking back at Alabama's 1992 national championship football team.</p><p>Goodbread was also recognized with a top-10 award in the beat writing division for his coverage of UA football.</p><p>Carroll and staff writer Jason Morton garnered recognition in the breaking news division for their coverage of a fight that broke out among patrons at a basketball game between Paul W. Bryant High and Central.</p><p>Graphic artist Anthony Bratina won a top-10 award in the multimedia division for his interactive online graphic on UA head football coach Nick Saban's coaching tree.</p><p>The Tuscaloosa News was joined by the Lawrence (Kan.) Journal-World in winning the Grand Slam in the under-30,000 circulation category. The Kansas City Star, New York Times and Washington Post were Grand Slam winners in the largest circulation category. The Buffalo (N.Y.) News, the Omaha (Neb.) World Herald in the 75,001-175,000 category and the Opelika-Auburn News in the under-15,000 category also won Grand Slam honors.</p>